Polly Castor
The Bible as a Verb (Listen to Me be Interviewed on the Podcast)
You can listen in and hear some of what the Bible says we should be doing.
Exploring Circles (Sketchbook Ideas #12)
The purpose of a sketchbook is to use it. Fill it up with trials! Give some circles a go!
Intuition or Spiritual Sense? (Deep Think #24)
Cultivating spiritual sense is thrilling, and I wish more people would experience this exciting connection, instead explaining it away materially, or hiding it behind the term of intuition.
New Day (Poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson)
He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety.
Recent Black & White Photos
Urban environment contrasted with the natural one… organic shapes and texture contrasted with geometric, built, and man made angles.
Layered Scribbles by Others
Approach scribbling with mindful noticing and inquisitiveness, and let one thing lead to the next by asking questions.
Layering Scribbles (Sketchbook Ideas #11)
It is highly useful to practice scribbling and to know the idiosyncrasies of layering scribbles in different media.
My Symphony (Poem by William Ellery Channing)
To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury…
Bringing Down the Duke (Book Review)
If you want an intelligent, passionate romp, with both a cause and a woman’s virtue in the balance, read this one.
Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup with Gruyere (Recipe)
I got this recipe from Heidi Swanson, and have only altered it slightly. I’m grateful to this soup’s perfect soul-warming goodness in my cooking repertoire. Everybody loved it. You can use whatever mushrooms you want here, but this was fabulous with the fancy mushrooms (shown below) found at Costco. I’ll also make this the next … Read more
Family Holiday Photos (with Food and Games)
Christmas eve at church We had a lovely holiday with both our daughter’s home, as well as our older daughter’s boyfriend. In the photos in this post you can see what we ate and what we played. Among us we got a few new games we enjoyed, which might be great gift ideas for you … Read more
My New Year’s Resolution for 2024: Use What You Have
A Firm Foundation (pastel) by Polly Castor I have so much! And I find having a yearly theme a helpful focus, not as a hard, self flagellation reformation tool, but as a gentle, purposeful guide toward intended progress, with plenty of forgiveness and compassion thrown in. Besides, I know it is especially powerful to write … Read more
Book Challenge 2024 (A Totally New Approach)
I’ve heard from many of you and your feedback was helpful in radically changing our Reading Challenge this year.